Chapter eleven
Gianna
I had never been so embarrassed in my entire life! I could not believe that Jonas showed up at my grandmother’s funeral and caused such a scene. The nerve of him!
Thank God Dimitri and my uncle were here with me because I had no idea what I would have done without them. “I am so sorry about that,” I said once me and Dimitri were on our way. “I would totally understand if you never wanted to see me again!”
“Gianna calm down. If you think I’m gonna stop seeing you because of that dude, think again,” he said as he looked over at me with a smile.
“What? Fa real? I mean, if the shoe was on the other foot, I would be outta there!” I admitted.
“Well, we are two different people. It wasn’t as if you planned that shit. You told him not to come, but he chose to be here anyway. Sorry if I interjected myself into a conversation that had nothing to do with me. I just felt the need to protect you, so I did.”
“Thank you.”
“So, how long you been seeing that guy?”
“Only for a couple of months or so. It was never anything serious though,” I said. I wanted to be as transparent as possible.
“It may not be that serious for you, but for him to come all the way out here from Texas…”
“I don’t think so.”
“Well, are you still gonna be seeing him once you get back to Houston?”
“Not if I can help it.”
Which I knew I couldn’t. Jonas was my professor, so avoiding him was not an option.
Thankfully, I only had a few weeks left before summer break.
If it were up to me, I would finish the rest of my assignments and take my final exam online, just so I could be done with Jonas’ ass!
It finally became clearer to me why relationships between students and faculty were prohibited.
I just wished I had gone with my first mind and stayed away from Jonas. None of this would be happening had I not allowed myself to be hypnotized by his dick. But shit, after having Dimitri’s dick, I really should have waited.
“Are you still leaving to go back to school tomorrow?”
“Yea. I wish I didn’t have to, but I already missed several days of class. I have to return because these last two weeks are important. Not only that, but I have to start packing up my things.”
“I already know that I’m gonna miss you,” he said.
“Fa real?”
He linked his fingers with mine and sparks flew up my arm and down my spine. I shuddered as a bolt of lightning hit my panty and purring kitty.
“You alright?” he asked.
“Yea. I just realized how much I’m gonna miss you too.”
He kissed the back of my hand and smiled. There was something about this man that had me sprung on him already. And it wasn’t just about his big dick and great sex either. It was the way he listened to me. The way he comforted me. The way he held me close last night.
Shit, the way he held me close from the moment we met when I ran into him near the elevators at the hospital. He had my nose wide open right about now. If he told me to go swim with alligators in a pond, I might be inclined to do just that. That was how far gone he had me.
Things between us had progressed so quickly that it scared me a little. How could a man I had known for less than a week make me so happy during my darkest days? Losing my grandmother was devastating to me, but having Dimitri here made it somewhat easier to deal with.
Once we got back to his place, Dimitri handed me one of his t-shirts for me to get comfy.
I stripped down to nothing except my panty as he watched me with hungry eyes.
Rather than take advantage of that look, I put the shirt on.
I felt really good in his shirt even though it was too big for me.
He put on a pair of basketball shorts and kept his wifebeater on before leading me to the sofa.
We sat down and he pulled me into his arms.
“How are you feeling right now?”
“Numb. I miss her,” I said as I brushed a tear away.
“My grandmother was the most important person in my life. When my mom died, I could’ve gone to live with my dad and his family in the Dominican Republic, but my grandmother wanted me to stay with her, and I wanted to stay She told my dad that I was all she had left of her baby, and she wasn’t giving me up.
I never lived with him and since he had remarried and started another family, he agreed to let me live with my grandmother.
She has been my sole caregiver for the last seventeen years.
I don’t know what I’m gonna do without her. ”
“Your grandmother was a real special lady, Gianna. Every single time I saw her, she had a smile on her face. She always treated me like part of the family. You know she told me about you.”
“Yea, she talked to me about you too.”
“She did?”
“Yea. She told me how smart you are. She also told me how much of a hard worker you are. My grandmother was very fond of you,” I admitted.
“Yea. She told me how beautiful and smart you are. She told me that I would really like you. I bet she’s smiling down on us right now because this is what she wanted for us,” Dimitri said with a smile. “She also told me how proud of you she was, Gianna. She would want you to be happy.”
He was right. My grandmother would want me to be happy. She loved me that much. Just knowing that she liked Dimitri and talked to him about me meant everything to me. It meant that she would approve of our relationship, if it went that far.
I knew she wouldn’t have approved of my relationship with Jonas.
He was a figure of authority, and I should have never crossed that line with him.
I knew better than to get involved with Jonas and I still did it.
Thank God my grandmother didn’t know about my little indiscretion before she passed away.
I promise Maw Maw that I’m gonna make you proud of me. You liked Dimitri, so I know for sure that you would approve of us. I just wish you were here to see us together.
“You alright?” Dimitri asked as he brushed away my tears.
“Just hold me Dimitri,” I said.
He stretched his leg behind me, and I turned and pressed my back against his chest, stretching my legs on the sofa. He wrapped his arms around me and held me close. It felt so good to be in his arms. He reached for the cover on the back of the sofa and draped it over us.
“You comfortable?”
“Yea. I’m always comfortable in your arms. I really appreciate you for being there for me earlier and handling Jonas the way that you did. You didn’t have to step in, but you did.”
“To be honest, I couldn’t keep my mouth closed if someone paid me,” Dimitri said with a laugh. “If we weren’t in front of the church, I probably would have punched him.”
“And if we weren’t in front of the church, I would’ve let you. I’m glad you kept your cool though. The way Jonas was behaving, I needed you to keep your head.”
“I’m glad I was there.”
“I’m glad too, but why are you so nice to me?” I asked.
“That’s just how I am Gianna. I can be mean when I have to be, but I never want you to see that side of me. I’m very protective of my friends, family and those that I love. That other side almost came out of me today at the church,” he confessed.
“I’m glad it didn’t. Trust me, he is not worth it.”
“But you are,” he said as he looked into my eyes and tilted my chin upward.
As he brought his lips to mine, I opened my mouth to receive his tongue.
Our hands roamed each other’s bodies before we took it to the bedroom.
Once again, we got naked and had our way with one another.
That man was an excellent lover. He made sure that every part of me that needed to be touched was filled with pleasure.
By the time we were done, we were both starving. We threw on some clothes and went to the kitchen to warm the food I cooked last night. Once we finished, we washed the dishes then took a hot, steamy shower.
Having sex in the shower with Dimitri was a lot different than when I did it with Jonas. Not only was Dimitri bigger, but he was gentler. He cared about if I was enjoying it. He wanted to please me.
Even though Jonas said he wanted to please me, he was more about pleasing himself.
I could go on and on about the differences between Dimitri and Jonas, but I didn’t think I needed to.
The obvious choice for me was clear. If I could make this work with Dimitri, that was what I was going to do.
Not just because I enjoyed being with him and liked how he treated me, but because I knew Maw Maw would approve.
After we finished our shower, we went to his bedroom and climbed in bed. He wrapped me in his arms, and I rested my head on his chest, listening to the beat of his heart until we fell asleep.
The next day, my uncle called me and told me they had decided to throw a crawfish boil. He said it was a good way to get the family together again before I headed back to school. He was about to make it even harder for me to leave.
Around noon, me and Dimitri got dressed and headed to my uncle’s house.
It looked like he invited everybody who lived in NOLA!
It was a good thing his house was on a full acre of land, which meant his neighbors weren’t right next door.
It also meant he had enough room to accommodate everyone who came.
Me and Dimitri walked to the back of the house hand in hand. After being greeted by everyone, we filled our trays with boiled crawfish, red potatoes, corn, onions, and sausage.
We grabbed a seat and sat down to eat. My phone had been ringing all day, but I wasn’t answering it because I already knew it was Jonas calling.
All my family were around me, so I just turned my ringer off and enjoyed my time with them.
While we ate, everyone had a story to tell about my grandmother. She had touched so many people’s lives.
My uncle had gone all out for this shindig. He even had one of my cousins play deejay. He even broke out with the ATVs. I really had a blast!